New Zealand captain Scott Barrett called on the All Blacks players to use the "discomfort" of their record 43-10 defeat to South Africa as fuel to regroup ahead of their next Rugby Championship clash against Australia at Eden Park.

A week after beating the Springboks 24-17 at Eden Park, the home side crashed to their worst-ever test loss on Saturday as the visitors piled on 36 unanswered points at Wellington Regional Stadium.

Lock Barrett, part of a forward pack that was well beaten on the night, said the sting of the defeat would not fade quickly over the two weeks before meeting the Wallabies.

"There’ll be some real discomfort this week," he told reporters.

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